Calls for Starmer to face investigation over appointment of football regulator chair David Kogan was named in April as the government’s preferred candidate to chair the Independent Football Regulator The Independent UK · Nov 7, 2025
Tories call for Starmer to face ethics scrutiny over football regulator The Prime Minister should face further scrutiny over donations he received from David Kogan, who will chair the new football watchdog, they said. Evening Standard · Nov 7, 2025
Headache for Starmer as splits erupt over tax hikes and minister breaks rules Labour’s new deputy leader Lucy Powell said the Government ‘should be following through’ on its manifesto pledge on not raising key taxes. The Independent UK · Nov 7, 2025
Keir Starmer hit by bitter Cabinet infighting over Lammy’s handling of jail crisis and Labour revolt on tax Labour’s new deputy leader Lucy Powell says the Government ‘should be following through’ on its manifesto pledge on not raising key taxes Evening Standard · Nov 7, 2025
Lisa Nandy issues statement after ‘deeply regrettable’ code breach IN FULL The Independent UK · Nov 6, 2025
Nandy breached code over appointment of donor to lead football regulator Culture secretary ‘deeply regrets error’ after inquiry finds failures in declaring past donations by watchdog nominee The Guardian - UK · Nov 6, 2025
Lisa Nandy breached governance code in appointing campaign donor as football watchdog chair The Culture Secretary apologised for failing to declare that David Kogan had donated to her leadership campaign The Independent UK · Nov 6, 2025
Culture Secretary breached governance code in appointing football watchdog chair Lisa Nandy said she ‘unknowingly’ failed to declare David Kogan had donated to her leadership campaign. Evening Standard · Nov 6, 2025
BBC under fire with 'serious questions' over alleged bias in edited Trump footage and trans coverage The BBC must ‘set the benchmark for accurate and fair reporting’, says committee chair Caroline Dinenage Evening Standard · Nov 6, 2025
MPs demand information from BBC’s chairman on Panorama edit of Trump speech Dame Caroline Dinenage, chairwoman of the culture committee, said the corporation had ‘serious questions to answer’. Evening Standard · Nov 4, 2025
BBC has ‘serious questions to answer’ amid Trump speech Panorama edit, MP says The programme spliced clips together from sections of the US president’s speech on January 6, 2021 The Independent UK · Nov 4, 2025
Minister ‘assured’ by BBC it is probing claims of selectively editing Trump clip Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy expects the BBC to examine questions around editorial standards thoroughly, No 10 said. Evening Standard · Nov 4, 2025
Moment Question Time audience bursts into applause as Fiona Bruce announces Andrew is being stripped of Prince title A BBC audience quickly applauded the news that Andrew had lost his Prince title Evening Standard · Oct 31, 2025
UK launches search for ‘town of culture’ among places ‘written out of national story’ Lisa Nandy says government hopes to build on success of cities of culture programme, with £3.5m for winner The Guardian - UK · Oct 31, 2025
The Independent UK · Oct 30, 2025 One UK town to win £3.5 million in new government competition Even shortlisted towns will receive £60,000 to help deliver their full bids
Evening Standard · Oct 30, 2025 UK town could win £3.5 million through competition launched by Culture Secretary The Town of Culture competition will be targeted at small and medium sized towns.
Evening Standard · Oct 30, 2025 Meet the ultra-rich Indians shaking up London's art scene It’s boom time for Indian art: the market is at an all-time high, while London has had a slew of exhibitions focused on South Asian artists, supported by a new class of megadonors
The Guardian - UK · Oct 30, 2025 Arts organisations still in ‘funding limbo’ after crash of Arts Council England online portal Arts professionals complain of ‘cruel’ bureaucratic process since grant processing platform crashed in July
The Independent UK · Oct 24, 2025 Sheffield Wednesday enter administration and deducted 12 points as club hits ‘rock bottom’ The maligned reign of controversial owner Dejphon Chansiri has come to an end at Hillsborough amid financial turmoil
The Independent UK · Oct 24, 2025 Culture secretary Lisa Nandy responds after Sheffield Wednesday enter administration Dejphon Chansiri's controversial ownership of the club is now over
The Guardian - UK · Oct 22, 2025 Wednesday briefing: Making sense of the Maccabi Tel Aviv saga, where law and disorder fumbled with fandom In today’s newsletter: Inside a tortuous political saga where fandom and antisemitism once again became a political football
Evening Standard · Oct 21, 2025 Maccabi fans could still attend Aston Villa match as talks continue, Downing Street says It comes after the Tel Aviv club said it would not accept tickets even if the ban on away fans at Villa Park was overturned
Evening Standard · Oct 20, 2025 Aston Villa: Maccabi Tel Aviv will decline Europa League tickets offered to away fans at Villa Park Israeli side are set to face Aston Villa in Europe next month
The Independent UK · Oct 20, 2025 Resources ‘will not be determining factor’ in whether Maccabi Tel Aviv fans can attend Aston Villa game, Nandy says The government is working alongside West Midlands Police and Birmingham City Council to "consider all the options available", the Culture Secretary said
The Guardian - UK · Oct 20, 2025 UK police to investigate violence at Maccabi Tel Aviv match Maccabi say rivals to blame for crowd trouble while UK government still wants ban lifted for Aston Villa game